polar body

Noun

Meaning

a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

polocyte southern denomination frozen body ice-cold body polar creature opposing body polar cell pole body cold person cold body different body extreme body northern group

Hypernyms

cell

Examples

Since the first polar body normally disintegrates rather than dividing again, meiosis in female mammals results in three products, the oocyte and two polar bodies. Source: Internet

The first division produces a daughter cell that will undergo a second division, and a much smaller "polar body" that is extruded from the surface of the cell and does not divide further. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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